Pirates Steal One From Degerman, Owls
Ninth Inning Rally Lifts ECU Over Rice
By Mark Anderson
March 24, Reckling Park--The East Carolina Pirates came to Reckling on Friday night with hopes of stealing a win from Rice. And thanks to a wild ninth inning, they did just that.
The Owls trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. After Rodriguez opened with a strikeout, Dodson singled to left. Bobby Bramhall walked on a 3-2 pitch, and Ford followed with a walk, loading the bases. Brian Friday tried laying down a suicide squeeze, only to have Hose make a great play to the Jake Smith, the Pirate catcher, at home. But Danny Lehmann, in the ball game after Travis Reagan had to be taken out after a catcher’s interference that hurt his hand, singled to left, bringing in both Bramhall and pinch runner Derek Myers to give the Owls a 3-2 lead.
With Cole St. Clair on the mound, and having struck out two hitters in the eighth, the Owls looked like they were in the cat bird seat. But the Pirates made a game of it in the ninth when Jamie Ray doubled deep into leftfield. After several fouls, Harrison Eldridge struck out on a pitch that appeared to be outside. Brandon Henderson pinch hit for Hodges, and was drilled by St. Clair on the first pitch he saw from the Owl reliever. Wood walked to load the bases. Mattox hit a sharp grounder to Savery, who got the out at second. But the return to St. Cole got away from him as he covered first, and two runs came in on Friday’s errant throw. What made it confusing to the Reckling faithful was it appeared that interference had been called at second base, resulting in a double play that would have ended the ball game. But that was seemingly overturned by the home plate umpire, and the play stood, as did the two runs. Mollenhauer popped out to end the ninth for the Pirates, who stole the lead, 4-3.
Chad Lembeck led off the ninth for the Owls, pinch-hitting for Bramhall, and struck out for the first out in the ninth. Adam Zornes pinch-hit for Myers, who had pinch run for Ford and scored in the seventh, and Zornes flied out. Friday, who made the errant throw to give the Pirates the lead, had his chance at redemption and singled between shirt and third off the third baseman’s glove. But Lehmann popped out to short left to end the game.
By Mark Anderson
March 24, Reckling Park--The East Carolina Pirates came to Reckling on Friday night with hopes of stealing a win from Rice. And thanks to a wild ninth inning, they did just that.
The Owls trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. After Rodriguez opened with a strikeout, Dodson singled to left. Bobby Bramhall walked on a 3-2 pitch, and Ford followed with a walk, loading the bases. Brian Friday tried laying down a suicide squeeze, only to have Hose make a great play to the Jake Smith, the Pirate catcher, at home. But Danny Lehmann, in the ball game after Travis Reagan had to be taken out after a catcher’s interference that hurt his hand, singled to left, bringing in both Bramhall and pinch runner Derek Myers to give the Owls a 3-2 lead.
With Cole St. Clair on the mound, and having struck out two hitters in the eighth, the Owls looked like they were in the cat bird seat. But the Pirates made a game of it in the ninth when Jamie Ray doubled deep into leftfield. After several fouls, Harrison Eldridge struck out on a pitch that appeared to be outside. Brandon Henderson pinch hit for Hodges, and was drilled by St. Clair on the first pitch he saw from the Owl reliever. Wood walked to load the bases. Mattox hit a sharp grounder to Savery, who got the out at second. But the return to St. Cole got away from him as he covered first, and two runs came in on Friday’s errant throw. What made it confusing to the Reckling faithful was it appeared that interference had been called at second base, resulting in a double play that would have ended the ball game. But that was seemingly overturned by the home plate umpire, and the play stood, as did the two runs. Mollenhauer popped out to end the ninth for the Pirates, who stole the lead, 4-3.
Chad Lembeck led off the ninth for the Owls, pinch-hitting for Bramhall, and struck out for the first out in the ninth. Adam Zornes pinch-hit for Myers, who had pinch run for Ford and scored in the seventh, and Zornes flied out. Friday, who made the errant throw to give the Pirates the lead, had his chance at redemption and singled between shirt and third off the third baseman’s glove. But Lehmann popped out to short left to end the game.
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